1. Warmup: Label the countries of Africa on the map...
(You will have a quiz on Friday in which you must list 20 of the 53 countries of Africa) MAP OF AFRICA
2. Introduce A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and author Ishmael Beah.
3. Students answer the questions: Who, What, When, Where and Why he wrote A Long Way Gone. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (located under Concept/ Event Map)
4. Conference with students about grades.
5. Homework: Complete Map of Africa. Study for Friday's map quiz *(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)
5. Homework: Read pages 10-17. Be ready for quiz tmw. Study Map of Africa for Friday's map quiz. *(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)
3. Homework: Study Map of Africa *(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)
(if you were not here on Tuesday) Read Chapters 2 and 3
Tmw- Quiz on Chapters 2 and 3
Thursday, January 13
1. Quiz on Chapters 2 and 3. Quiz Chapters 1, 2 and 3 (If you do not remember your quia account, please check your gmail)
5. Homework: Read Chapter 5, Review for Map of Africa Quiz. *(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)
Monday, January 10
1. Warmup: Label the countries of Africa on the map...(You will have a quiz on Friday in which you must list 20 of the 53 countries of Africa)
MAP OF AFRICA
2. Introduce A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and author Ishmael Beah.
3. Students answer the questions: Who, What, When, Where and Why he wrote A Long Way Gone.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (located under Concept/ Event Map)
4. Conference with students about grades.
5. Homework: Complete Map of Africa. Study for Friday's map quiz
*(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)
Tuesday, January 11
1. Warmup: Read 1 page interview of Beah - Collins Writing...2. Review Map of Africa...
WHAT'S GOING ON IN TUNISIA?
3. Pass out books and bookmark map...
4. Read Prologue, pages 5-9.
5. Homework: Read pages 10-17. Be ready for quiz tmw. Study Map of Africa for Friday's map quiz.
*(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)
Handout: Graphic Organizer (Chapter 1)
Wednesday, January 12
1. Go over Daily Participation Grade (3 minutes)
2. Preview A Long Way Gone Chapters 2 and 3
3. Homework: Study Map of Africa
*(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)
(if you were not here on Tuesday) Read Chapters 2 and 3
Tmw- Quiz on Chapters 2 and 3
Thursday, January 13
1. Quiz on Chapters 2 and 3. Quiz Chapters 1, 2 and 3(If you do not remember your quia account, please check your gmail)
2. Who is Fighting?
DAILY SHOW VIDEO
3. "Diamonds are Forever" / "Going Hard"
4. Read Chapter 4
5. Homework: Read Chapter 5, Review for Map of Africa Quiz.
*(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)
Friday, January 14
1. Quiz- map of Africa2. Seminar on A Long Way Gone to this Point.
POTENTIAL WARMUP:
Video Ishmael Beah: CBS Interview